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Nov. 30 1926. 1,608,543

C. K. WOODBRIDGE CONTAINER Filed May 29, 1925 I N V EN TOR. Ufiar/zsfl. 71600211176 Y W ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 30,1926.

NIT STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES x. woonnmnen, or rnusnmc, New Yonx, Assmnoa 'ro mcrunonn conromrron, or nmncaron'r, comrnc'rrcu'r, a coarona'rron or NEW YORK.

Application filed na -2a, ms. Serial No. 042,217.

This invention .relates toimprovementsas holding sound-records, such as are used with dictating machines.

An object of this invention is to prevent scratching of the recording surface of a rec ord both during the removal from, and replacement in, the container; and while transporting the record therein.

It has been found, in practice, that dust in Flsontainers or cartons, and, in some of its and grit frequently accumulate upon the surface of the container adjacent-its month,

an that the record is sometimes seriously scratched or marredwhile being slid into and out of it, especiallyrrwhen the record substantially fits the container. To avoid this difiiculty, a suitable lining of an soft material, such as the usual lining o flannel, which is secured within the container to substantially coverits entire inner surface, is made long enough to extend beyond the mouthmof the container and is folded over its edge. This covered edge prevents the record from coming in contact with the container; and the nature of the material allows vforeign matter lodged upon the lin ing, to sink into it without scratching the record.

The .folded edge of the lining forms a sufiicient bevel to act as. a guide at the mouth of the container, to facilitate the insertion of the record.

Another object ofth'e' invention is to provide' means enabling the discharge from the container ofany foreign .matter which might fall into it or be carried into it by the record, and which might result in marring the delicate surface of'the record.

Another object is to enable the contents 'of the container to be viewed without removing its cover."

' Another object is to reduce the cost of manufacture without the efficiency, strength, or durability o the con tainer.

Another object is to rovide for cushioning the fall of a recor when dro ped into the container to prevent injury, lie to the fragile nature of such records.

Another object is to provide a container in which the walls will be suflicientlyrigid to prevent colla se or mutilation ugh accident during iandling."

In the drawingsects, more particularly to containers for tube 11, and therefore, makes use of a simple, flat stamping 19 for the bodiment of the invention shown isin the form of a cylindrical container, although it will be under-stoodv that such shape is not essential to the invention, which in its broader aspects relates to a receptacle suitably formed to accommodate any shape of article.

The body of the containercomprises a tubular exterior portion or shell 10, of suitable material-as, for instance, stiff cardboard--within which there is secured, by pasting or otherwise, an inner cardboard tube 11. The upper edges of the tube 11 and shell 10 are flush, but the lower edge of the shell 10 extends below the tube 11 and its end portion is turned inwardly and upwardly to engage the under surface of a bottom 12 and hold it to the lower edge of the tube 11. This connection of the bottom 12 to the body of the container: eliminates pasting, or otherwise securing the bottom 12 to the relatively narrow lower edge of the possible the bottom of they container and thereby materially reduces the cost of manufacture of the container.

By curling the turned-up part of the shell 10, so as to form a shock-absorbing annular rim or bead Q0, the container is Particularly adapted for use with fragile articles such as sound-records which, if carelessly dropped into the container, might otherwise be damaged. The bead 20 itself forms a shock absorber and yields suflicientl on impact to break the fall of the recor without damaging it. Moreover, the

particular style of connection shown permits the bottom to flex under the blow of the fa 20 in its ction.

record, and thus assist the head The mouth of the container is shown as closed by a-suitable cap 17.

It should be understood, that in the application and use of the lining, and especially of the protected edge, it is not essential of the container without any danger of en gaging the body portion thereof, and with out being scratched thereby, or by particles of dust lodged thereon. At the same time, the lining encloses the edge of the tube 11 so that there is no possibility of particles of the tube breaking off and falling within the container. I

The container is of sufiicient rigidity to withstand any ordinary pressure that it may encounter, and the several parts thereof are so constructed and arranged that .they will not become deranged, and will be durable in use.

The bottom 12, as illustrated in Figs. 1

. and 2, has a hole or opening 18 which permits anything, falling into the container or carried therein by the record, to drop directly through the hole, and not remain to scratch or mar the surface of the record.

Theprovision of the hole 18 is also advantageous, inthat it exposes to view the contents of the container. In Figs. 3 and 4, a modified form of the invention is shown. In .this case the tube 11 extends beyond the end of the shell 10 and there receives a cap-like bottom 12, which is slid over it and which is secured to it, preferably, by an adhesive.

It should be understood, that the formshown in Fi s. 3 and 4 may be perforated at its base, if desired, and that the form" shown-in Figs. 1 and 2 may be solidthis feature of the invention being equally well applicable to either of the embodiments of the invention shown.

The carton, according to the present invention, affords a maximum of protection to the article contained therein, is dust-proof, and permits insertion or removal of the article .without danger of scratching or otherwise marring its surface.

There are herein disclosed preferred and satisfactory embodiments of the invention, but changes may be made therein within the spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claims. that this invention also embraces the provision of the lining, per se, as defined, in

condition to be aflixed or applied to the container.

It should be understood that the term surfaces of the inner and outer body portions, engaged by the folded-in lining, being recesse placement of the surfaces.

2. In a. container, an inner body portion; an outer body portion; the top edges of said portions being in alinement;- a lining secured to the inner body'portion and foldedover the top edge and inserted between the adjacent surfaces of the inner and outer body portions; said outer body portion bein uncovered so that the folded over portion of the lining extends beyond the edge of the outer body portion to protect articles entering the container from engagement with the outer body portion.

Si ed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fair eld and State of Connecticut, this 25th da of Ma A. D. 1923. HARL S K. \VOODBRIDGE.

to receive the lining without dis-' It should also be noted edge of the inner body portion, the adjacent 

